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Serbia By: Eduardo Saybe 10E

Serbia is a country located in Southern Europe. His neighbors are Macedonia and Hungary. Serbia’s total area is 77,474sq km and it has 0sq km of water, meaning there is no water in Serbia. In an average it is slightly smaller than South Carolina. In Serbia’s northern part there is continental climate, meaning there are cold winters and humid summers and in other parts there is Continental and Mediterranean meaning cold winters with heavy snow and really hot summers. The terrain is varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills. It has very high mountains like Midzor with an altitude of 2,169. You can find a lot of natural resources in Serbia such as: oil, gas, coal, iron, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land. Serbia has environmental issues such as air pollution and water pollution.


 * __ Population: __**** 7,276,604: ** Serbia’s population is very low do to the really low birth rate and very high death rate.


 * __ [[image:ri-map.gif align="right"]]Birth Rate: __**** 9.17 births/1,000 population :** Serbia has a very low and small birth rate. This is because the people of Serbia are well educated and know that the economy is so bad that they choose not to have babies. Serbia doesn’t have a good health care.


 * __ Death Rate: __**** 13.81 deaths/1,000 population :** Serbia’s death rate is high compared to its birth rate. Do too many reasons but the main ones are HIV and Bacterial Diarrhea. Another big problem in Serbia affecting death rate is war.


 * __ Net Migration: __**** 0 migrant(s)/1,000 populations: ** Serbia’s economy is very bad so not many people want to go and live there. You can have a good life if you are hooked in the natural resources industries such as gold, coal, bronze and copper.

**__ Infant Mortality Rate: __**** total: **** 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births; country comparison to the world: [|169] ; male: 7.38 deaths/1,000 live births **** ; **** female: **** 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births. ** This is a high rate of infant mortality in Serbia. Some effects of these are the Wars, people suffer and lots of babies die because of war. Serbia doesn’t have a good health care.

**__ Population Growth Rate: __**** -0.464% :** Serbia doesn’t have a good health care so a lot of people die of diseases. The birth rate is low and death rate is high because since there is a lot of wars in Serbia people get killed a lot.

**__ Life Expectancy: __** total population: 74.56 years; country comparison to the world: [|102] ; male: 71.71 years; female: 77.58 years. This life expectancy rate is very low because of all the diseases and wars going on its hard to live longer.

**__ Doubling Time: __** The doubling time in Serbia is the same as Montenegro, it is 224 years. This is due to the low economy, the bad health care, a lot of different disease and war.

Model 3
 * __ The Demographic Transition Model: __**

Serbia unfortunately is a LEDC country, It has very bad health care; it has been through a lot of wars that have damaged the economy and life in Serbia. The diseases have made the life expectancy much lower than normal. There are a lot of economic crisis around Serbia even though it is a small country which could be managed more easily. These factors and more are the reason for which Serbia is a LEDC. There are many issues that affect Serbia’s population. A big issue is war; like in many European countries, Serbia is a victim of war and terror. This is a terrifying issue because it’s not like any other issue it is war. The death rate has increased and the birth rate has decreased.
 * __ Is it MEDC or LEDC? __**
 * __ Population Issues: __**

__ References: __

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ri.html

http://www.zetterberg.org/Lectures/l96bTab/doubling.htm